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Representative Kathy Castor’s Outreach Director and Legislative Aide for Energy & Environment are touring 100 North Tampa on Thursday, February 24, 2011.

Bryan Lauer and Cal Buikema

Kathy Castor’s team is in for a treat – touring 100 North Tampa with Cal Buikema, Senior Property Manager, and Bryan Lauer, owner of 2B Green World and the buildings LEED Consultant.

Representative Kathy Castor’s team is touring 100 North Tampa to learn more about LEED certification for Existing Buildings (EB) and sustainability for office buildings.  LEED certification is a great way to implement sustainable practices and ensure proper ongoing implementation.  View 2B Green World Projects here – PROJECTS

2B Green World is HQ in Tampa, FL, specializing in obtaining LEED Certification for our clients assets.  Our goals are to make a “win-win” situation by improving clients “Triple Bottom Line”.  

100 North Tampa is a 42-story, 574 foot high, Class “A” office building, often referred as “Downtown Tampa’s premier office building”.   This project is 99% leased as of November 2010.

Downtown Tampa has 2 LEED EB Certified Projects:

• 100 North Tampa – received LEED EB Silver Certification in October 2009
• City Center – received LEED EB Gold Certification in early 2010

Downtown Tampa has 1 LEED Commercial Interior (CI) Project:  Gensler, 100 North Tampa Building, Silver Certified.  There are no other LEED certified projects in downtown Tampa.  Greater Tampa Bay has about 2 dozen LEED certified projects of all types, but there are only 3 LEED EB projects certified to date.  The 3rd LEED EB project is the USAA building, a single tenant building.

There is increasing interest from both, large/institutions and small building owners, in sustainability and LEED Certification.  100 North Tampa saved over $200,000 in energy costs in 2010 vs. 2009!  All projects 2B Green World has completed has saved enough energy to pay for all costs within 2 years, and in most cases 1 year!  These are great facts to have as to why building owners should pursue sustainability and LEED certification.

More information about 2B Green World can be found at their corporate site, here – www.2BGreenWorld.com

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Downtown Tampa’s tallest building just got “taller”

As a result of nearly a year-long team effort by staff personnel of CLW Real Estate Services Group and 2B Green World, 100 North Tampa, the 42 story, 552,080 sq. ft. office tower in downtown Tampa was recently awarded the United States’ Green Building Council’s LEED-EB (Existing Building) Silver Certification designation (Oct. 09).  This prestigious certification is awarded only to those properties that meet numerous, stringent prerequisites and credit requirements established by the non-profit USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification program.

As stated by the USGBC, “The LEED Green Building Rating System for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance is a set of performance standards for certifying the operations and maintenance of existing commercial or institutional buildings and high-rise residential buildings of all sizes, both public and private.  The intent is to promote high-performance, healthful, durable, affordable, and environmentally sound practices in existing buildings.”

Bryan Lauer, Owner & Consultant at 2B Green World (and LEED AP) and Project Manager for the project said, “This 12-month LEED certification process fine-tuned 100 North Tampa’s operations and maintenance, resulting in an even more effective and efficient building for existing and future tenants”.

Cal Buikema, Sr. Property Manager of 100 North Tampa and Project Team Administrator for this LEED certification process added, “We are ecstatic to have achieved this Silver certification designation, as it truly sets 100 North Tampa apart as a leader in practicing ‘green’ building initiatives. 100 North Tampa is now the first Class A office building in Tampa’s central business district to have achieved LEED certification”.

Lauer further stated, “Typically, LEED Certified buildings save energy, use less water, have better indoor air quality, have expanded material recycling programs, implement green cleaning programs, use more environmentally-friendly products and materials and conduct other innovative operational initiatives adding to enhanced occupant comfort levels. In achieving Silver certification status, 100 North Tampa has demonstrated its high level of participation in all of these practices”.

More detailed information on 100 North Tampa’s achievement can be found on Bryan Lauer’s blog at www.GoGreenCommercially.com and typing in 100 North Tampa in the search bar at the top.

2B Green World is a consulting firm specializing in LEED Certification for Existing Buildings.  Our LEED Consulting services covers the United States and all over the World.

For more information about 2B Green World, view their site here – http://www.2bgreenworld.com/ – or call Bryan Lauer at 813.964.7336.

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Below will outline sustainable facts on 100 North Tampa.  100 North Tampa is a LEED (EBOM) Registered Building in Tampa, FL.  100 North Tampa is a42-story,  550,000sf, Class “A” building.  The follow facts are generated from the LEED (EBOM) Certification process.  The LEED (EBOM) Certification process has tremendously helped 100 North Tampa be more sustainable.  Go Green!

Any questions ask Bryan Lauer – bblauer@clwrg.com 813-349-8550. Go Green!

100 North Tampa Facts

Paper

100 North Tampa recycles an average 8.06 tons (70,787 pounds) of paper per month.

Recycling 1 ton of paper saves:

o 17 mature trees

o 7,000 gallons of water

o 3 cubic yards of landfill space

o 2 barrels of oil

o 4,100kw hours of electricity (enough to power a home for 5 months)

· 100 North Tampa recycles an estimated 8.65 tons of ongoing consumables every week.

· 100 North Tampa sends 3.9 Tons of “waste” to the incinerator per month

Water

· 100 North Tampa will save an estimated 3.9 million gallons of water/year with the following strategies:

o Saving 1.5 million gallons of water/year with the recent retrofit of our plumbing fixtures and fittings to high-efficiency, low-flow fixtures.

o Recycling condensate water for the HVAC chiller system saves an estimated 1.3 million gallons of water/year.

o Water softener and a TRASAR 3D system reduce the amount of water needed for the HVAC system saving an estimated 1.1 million gallons of water/year!

· If all US residential homes installed water-efficient appliances, the country would save more than 3 trillion gallons of water & more than $18 billion dollars per year!  (Environmental Protection Agency website http://www.epa.gov/owm/water-efficiency/water/benefits.htm )

· Each employee uses an estimated 5.5 gallons/work day or 1,430 gallons/work year (260 days).

100 North Tampa Recycles:

· 28 pounds of aluminum/week

· 202 pounds of glass/week

· 12 pounds of plastic/week

Energy

· There are 22,457 light bulbs in our building.

· 100 North Tampa has the prestigious ENERGY STAR award.

· 100 North Tampa is in the top 25% of facilities in the country for energy performance.

· 100 North Tampa’s energy use is 30% less than the national average!

Misc.

· Average of 1,093 occupants and 325 visitors/day.

· The average American will throw away 600 times their weight (90,000lbs/47.5 Tons) in garbage over their lifetime.

· Glass can be recycled forever.

Hand Hygiene Tips

· Wash your hands at least 3 times/day for at least 20 seconds each time.

· Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

· Encourage others to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer.

· Clean your workspace often.

Reduce Pests Tips

1. Keep food service and break rooms thoroughly cleaned during the day. Our cleaning service will thoroughly clean after hours.
2. All food and waste should be kept in airtight containers.
3. Report dripping faucets or leaking pipes.
4. Rinse or isolate empty beverage containers to deter sugar-loving pests.
5. Clean all spills promptly.
6. Eliminate clutter to simplify cleaning and minimize hiding places for pests.

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